Several students from Gaston and Lincoln counties were recently selected to attend N.C. Governor's School this summer.Governor's School is the oldest statewide summer residential program for academically or intellectually gifted high school students in the nation. Six-week sessions for 400 students each are held at Salem College and Meredith College.
Gaston County students selected: Sarah De La Vega, Gaston Day School; Sarah Elliott Hendricks, South Point High School; Laura Page, Highland School of Technology; Laura Beatty, Ashbrook High School; Caitlin Gault, Ashbrook High School; Meredith Parks, Ashbrook High School; Jessica Parks, Forestview High School; Joshua Chowdhury, Gaston Day School; Kristen Layne, Highland School of Technology; Charlotte Lindemanis, Gaston Day School; Jillian Dahl, South Point High School; Hugh Quach, Highland School of Technology; Elyse Will, South Point High School; Lauren Cloninger, Cherryville High School; Courtney Huggins, Ashbrook High School; Adesewa Adelekun, Forestview High School; Christopher Kiser, East Gaston High School; Martha Rollyson, East Gaston High School; Michael Wells, South Point High School; Stanley Wong, Forestview High School; Darron Ratchford, Hunter Huss High School.
Lincoln County students selected: Matthew Blakeley, Lincolnton High School; John Ledford, Lincolnton High School; Ashton Ritter, Lincolnton High School; Cinnamon Mittan, East Lincoln High School; Stephanie Shenigo, East Lincoln High School.
National Board Certification
Twenty-six Gaston County teachers recently earned National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. The educators were honored for meeting the rigorous standards at a recent reception at the Schiele Museum.
A total of 222 Gaston County public school teachers now hold the prestigious designation.
Members of the class of 2007-08 are: Melissa Arndt and Caroline Bailey, Ida Rankin Elementary; Carol Renee Beale, Lisa Revels, Stephanie Stowe and Melissa McDaniel, East Gaston High; Amy Bowles, Chapel Grove Elementary; Lisa Brown, Pinewood Elementary; Jennifer Christy, Sadler Elementary; Sarah Crisp and Pamela McDowell, Brookside Elementary; Amy Crocker, York Chester Middle; Barbara Domville, Friday Middle; Summer Gaddis, Gardner Park Elementary; Mary Giacobbe, North Gaston High; Jane Grealis, North Belmont Elementary; Kimberly Harmon, Gardner Park Elementary; David Noblitt, Hunter Huss High; Tosha Owens, Gardner Park Elementary; Sarah Putnam, Pleasant Ridge Elementary; Susan Rohm, Costner Elementary; Lore Spivey, Forestview High; Elizabeth Suber, Grier Middle; Yvonne Sullivan, Lingerfeldt Elementary; Catherine Waufle, Holbrook Middle; Melanie Weaver, Highland School of Technology.
Gould selected for UNC program
Sierra Gould of East Gaston High School was recently selected to participate in an expenses-paid college program on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill.
North Gaston band `superior'
North Gaston High School's Concert Band earned a "superior" rating, the highest possible, at the N.C. State Concert Band Festival on March 18. It was the first time in 10 years the band earned the honor at the state festival.The band also won the school's first "superior" rating in a decade at a marching festival and the school's first band championship earlier this year.
Tim Reed is North Gaston's band director.
In other music news, North Gaston's Mixed Choir recently earned an "excellent" rating at the N.C. Music Educators Association Regional Choral Festival.
Cathy Baker is North Gaston's choral director.
Panther Revue Talent Show
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School's Student Council recently sponsored the Panther Revue Talent Show.
Participants: Aliya Wilson, Abby Gorrell, Summer Meeks, Jasmine Meeks, Dayshona Littlejohn, Ladaysha Ray, Brittany Hudson, Jaqwaylin Lowery, Brionna Castellon, Maddison Wooten, Montrey Phelps, D'Lando McCleave, Destany Grant, Tatyana Littlejohn, Brook Lynn Bruce, LaParis Dawkins, Toni Simpson, Deja Hall, Kiara Palmer, LaShawnda Smith, James Scott, Zon Pierce, Khadijah Watson, Tynika Terrebonne, Niyah Harrell, pre-K teacher assistant Stacy Duff, Janya Morrison, Mark Choice and a group dubbed "The Hot Tamales."
Layne earns perfect SAT writing score
Kristen Layne, a junior in the manufacturing/engineering pathway at Highland School of Technology, recently scored a perfect 800 on the writing portion of the SAT. Her overall score was 2300 out of 2400.
College Notes
Austin wins Athena Scholarship Award
Patsy Ann Austin of Gastonia has won the 2008 Citizens South Athena Scholarship Award.
Austin left high school to work in a cotton mill. Born without a right hand, she learned to operate every machine in the factory during her 21-year career. Austin's accomplishments earned her the Handicapped Worker of the Year Award in 1987.
After moving to another company that later downsized, Austin returned to school through Gaston College's GED program. She is currently enrolled in a credit program at the college and will complete Certified Nursing Aide II and Medication Aide Certification this summer. school Roundup Leigh
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